Grandma squinched her eyes at Maxwell for a while. The source of his confidence is still unknown to her. No one in her social class has ever spoken to her the way this poor man from the gutters has done in the last couple of minutes. She brightened her face. He wasn't the reason she was out here this early. Athena is family, and the sole reason her family is known all over the States, that's why she is here."Well, you have a point. Maxwell, or whatever you call yourself. We are the ones who offended Athena, and it is only appropriate that we seek forgiveness from her. She paused to face Duncan, who quickly looked away. Grandma knew he would shy away from it, so she didn't waste Saliva talking to him about it. She had the decision within her to do it on arrival, but she needed to try to see if her normal blackmail would work on Athena as usual, but it failed because she had been feeding from the bastard's table. She gave one last glare at him."You want to do this, then go on. You r
The alarm chimed non-stop until Athena got out of bed. She sighed and grudgingly got into the bathroom to turn on the water heater. Her headache from one side. She suffered a slight headache before going to bed the previous night. She sat on the edge of the bed and dozed a little more. She picked up her wrist watch on the nightstand and stared blankly into it. Her eyes blurred. She wiped the dried crust from her eyes and sniffed. Her eyes seemed puffy from lack of rest.By then, she felt the water had hit her enough that she turned the heater off and undressed. She didn't waste much time in the bathroom.It was 6:30 a.m. when she got out of the bathroom. She stood in front of her dressing mirror and smiled at herself. If not for Maxwell's help and through her decision-making, she would have been crawling back to beg them, but instead the reverse was the case. Even though Grandma and Uncle Duncan did not crawl, she was happy she wasn't the one begging after all they did to her. She
Outside the Fairmont building, Maxwell had just pulled up and parked just a few meters away from the building. The transformation with the suit was making him uncomfortable for some reason. He adjusted himself and walked side-by-side with Athena. Rings on their fingers. The marriage thing has to be as believable as possible, and Maxwell was beginning to love the flow of things. He held Athena by the arm and led her into the building. They took the elevator and got to the fourth floor, where Athena's office is.At the reception, all eyes fell on the fake couple as they swayed towards Athena's office. "Good morning, sir." The ladies greeted Maxwell. Some turned around to talk about Maxwell."Is he not the one she took to the business dinner?," one of them said."He is the one; he is all pimped up with her money; can't you see it?" The other one argued. Their talks didn't matter; what mattered at this point was Grandma Elizabeth's apology speech in front of all the staff.When Athena g
The next day, while at work, Athena had just finished a meeting with the department heads. She was sitting right in her office when Maggie came in with the news of a visitor."Ma'am, you have a visitor." Maggie said. "Who could that be?" Athena asked without raising her head."Some Sebastian Bash". "Sabastian Bash?" She repeated, raising her eyes to look at Maggie's with suspicion. "Yes Ma'am"Athena hesitated for a while before answering. "Please let him in"."Ait Maam". Maggie answered with a bow and went out the door. A few minutes later, she appeared through the door, with Sabastian walking majestically behind her."There goes the most beautiful woman in the whole wide world." She chanted with a big smile spread across his face. "Sabastian, what are you doing here?" Athena asked as she rose up from her seat.With boldness on his lips and pride spreading on his square shoulders, he spoke directly to Athena, "C'mon girl, is that how you welcome your admirer, huh?" Athena spott
Maxwell heard all that Athena had told her mother about Sabastian. She seemed excited about all she thought he had done for her. The moment Athena mentioned Randolph's name, Maxwell remembered that he had a business deal to strike with the old fool who tried to harass Athena at the restaurant. Men like him shouldn't be left to walk the street. He put down his pancakes and went upstairs. Athena was shocked to see him stand beside the door with a fork in his hand. She looked at him shocked "Going somewhere". She asked as she went into the kitchen to check what he was doing."Yes, I have something to pick up a few blocks away. You are welcome back from work." Maxwell said. Athena smiled and served some pancakes on a plate for herself. Maxwell disappeared upstairs and returned dressed in a black hoodie and black pants. The only one he has in his possession.He walked a good distance away from the house before boarding a taxi that took him to the bus station. Maxwell boarded a bus stra
The evening for dinner finally came. Maxwell was in the kitchen helping Mrs. Veronica out with the marinated chicken when the knock came on the door. He wiped his hand on the apron and ran out to get to the door."Hold on". He says this as he sways his massive body towards the entrance. He pulled the door open."You are welcome." Maxwell opened the door for him with a bow."Oh! Wow, here stands the church rat; maybe you would wipe my feet with this napkin," Sebastian ridiculed, pulling out a white napkin from his breast pocket. Maxwell glared at him deeply. "My bad, I totally forgot you were the unfortunate man Athena chose instead of choosing to be luxurious with me." Sebastian said it with disdain and flapped his suit as he spoke."Oh, sweet Sabastian, is that you?" Veronica's voice boomed from the sitting room, her slippers flipping along as she approached where Maxwell was standing."It's me, my gracious lady," he pushed Maxwell and worked in to meet Veronica. She kissed him on t
Maxwell went upstairs, laughing at Sabastian for being such a bloody liar, but they all couldn't comprehend the reason for his laughter. They all thought he was crazy.Athena couldn't contain her joy as she saved the news for Grandma the next day."I still want to ask you out on a proper dinner date," Sabastian said.Athena looked at him in surprise. She searched his face for clues of a joke, but the young man had a dead serious look in his eyes."I'm serious"."You know I am married, right?" Athena tried to turn down the offer, but her mother sharply interfered. "Of course Athena will go on a date with you. Isn't that right? She asked, giving Athena a skeptical look. She eyeballed her. Athena swallowed hard, and in her confused state, she nodded her head."Yes, sure. I shall go with you for the date. Just this once, and that's all." She warned him."That's fine; one time is enough to prove a point."."Good," Veronica commented. "A date it is, then! What day and time, please, so I c
Maxwell got dressed in a black hoodie and black sweatpants. Along with the Nike pair of sport shoes Athena got him some months ago, he knew she wasn't going to let him follow her on the date, and so he planned his moves on his own. "Athena, I'm stepping out," he called out when he got to her door post. Veronica was downstairs when he got out. He didn't speak to her or anything because she had been on his neck for the past couple of days. He breezed past her and headed straight through the exit door. He stood quite a distance and watched Sebastian drive through the yard."The bastard". He murmured to himself and hid in the small bush just by the corner. He watched the car stop by the house, and after a few minutes, Athena came out dressed in a beautiful black sequin dress. The weather was a bit chilly, so she wore a brown faux fur collar coat on the dress. Maxwell watched all these with one eye behind him. He listened to them speak."Hey, you look stunning, my queen." Sabastian compl